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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Emmett didn't walk today

Emmett didn't walk today. It was an interesting day.

Homemade oatmeal playdough. "The animals are going to the ark."

Cinnamon Apple Shakers

"Playing" in the rain. This one kinda breaks my heart.

About 30 minutes after waking this morning, Emmett declared that his leg was "owie" and couldn't walk on it. He didn't walk on it all day. Whenever he tried to put weight on it, he'd collapse and start crying.

During nap time I called the nurse line and she said we needed to come in "immediately." I told her maybe I could wait till my nanny kids went home and I could go to urgent care. She said that I should probably call their parents to have them picked up and that they would squeeze Emmett into his pediatrician's schedule. Well instead of sending my nanny kids home, we all went together. All 5 of us. In the pouring rain.

"Wow, you have a slew of children with you today." "How many of those are yours?" Sympathetic smiles. Disgusted grimaces. "Let me help you mama." "Wow, how do you do that?" "It's so fun to watch you do that."

So that's what it's like to be a mother of 2 sets of twins. That would get old fast!

3 comments:

This is very interesting in light of the fact that Sunday night Asher woke up three times in the night. Matt got him back to bed two times. On round three I starting trying to really figure out what was going on. When I asked if something hurt he said his leg hurt. We finally got him some Tylenol and he slept deeply until 10 AM. I am thinking growing pains - they killed me when I was young. These two little boys are close in age maybe that's what's going on with Emmett too?

I love the picture of the doctors office, and the look in Eisley face. She is totally saying, "Really mom, are you honestly making Emmett act like his leg is bothering right now to take a picture? This is so fake, I will have no part in this. Go ahead big brother act like you in pain, but I refuse to act concered."

About Me

My mom often reminds me what her mother told her when she was a young mother with young children, "These are these are the best days of your life." Some days I totally agree and some days the thought brings me to tears.
Are these the best days of my life? We shall see. Years from now I look forward to going into my blog archives and seeing a glimpse into our life that will seem so foggy (or maybe so clear? I really have no idea).
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I became a wife to my hard working and loving husband 8 years ago.
I became Mom to 4 kids in less than 5.5 years. We love to build, read, go on field trips, sing, dance, wrestle, play at the park, do crafts and do laundry, to name a few. But most importantly, serve the Lord.

My son, Emmett

Emmett is a guitar playing, superhero underwear wearing, independent thinking, chocolate milk drinking, 2 wheel bike riding, puzzle assembling, "wild animal" admiring little rock star. He turned 5 in November. Not a day has gone by that I haven't asked myself, "How did I get so lucky?"

My daughter, Eisley

This little lady, Eisley, may be small in stature but makes up for it in personality. She keeps me on my toes! She was 3 in November and insists on doing this by herself, gives hugs that melt your heart, presents arguments like she's convincing a jury and studies you like she's got you all figured out. She's an absolute joy.

My son, Ender

Born September 6th, 2010 this delightlful one year old's joy is contagious. We once described him as mellow but we are now learning that he's got a little spice to him. We can just not get enough of him!

My son, Errol

The newest addition to our family, this darling boy arrived February 17th, 2012. When he's not being played with by his siblings he enjoys eating, sleeping and smiling. We're all head over heals in love!